deficient in knowledge

mfn. deficient in knowledge W.

Adj. Waren: faulty, defective; Gedächtnis, Beleuchtung, Qualität: poor, inadequate; Leistung, Note etc.: unsatisfactory, poor; Wissen: imperfect, insufficient, inadequate

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inadequate; defective; deficient; faulty

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1. adj

2. adv

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1) (not satisfactory; unacceptable: a lame excuse.) lame

2) (lacking in what is needed: Their food is deficient in vitamins.) deficient

3) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) poor

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1. (unzureichend) insufficient, inadequate

\mangelhafte Informationen insufficient information

eine \mangelhafte Leistung a poor performance

\mangelhafte Kenntnisse limited knowledge no pl

2. (zweitschlechteste Schulnote) poor

3. (Mängel aufweisend) faulty

eine \mangelhafte Software faulty software

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Adjektiv (fehlerhaft) defective <goods, memory>; faulty <goods, German, English, etc.>; (schlecht) poor <memory, lighting>; (unzulänglich) inadequate <knowledge, lighting>; incomplete < reports>; (Schulw.)

adverbial (fehlerhaft) defectively; faultily; (schlecht) poorly; (unzulänglich) inadequately

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mangelhaft adj Waren: faulty, defective; Gedächtnis, Beleuchtung, Qualität: poor, inadequate; Leistung, Note etc: unsatisfactory, poor; Wissen: imperfect, insufficient, inadequate

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Adjektiv (fehlerhaft) defective <goods, memory>; faulty <goods, German, English, etc.>; (schlecht) poor <memory, lighting>; (unzulänglich) inadequate <knowledge, lighting>; incomplete < reports>; (Schulw.)

adverbial (fehlerhaft) defectively; faultily; (schlecht) poorly; (unzulänglich) inadequately

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defective adj.

deficient adj.

inadequate adj. adv.

defectively adv.

deficiently adv.

faultily adv.

inadequately adv.

1 deficient (defectuoso) (producto, cantidad, persona).

2 poor, unsatisfactory (mediocre).

3 handicapped.

1 mentally handicapped person.

2 poor grade.

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► adjetivo

1 (defectuoso) deficient, faulty

■ el resultado es deficiente the result is poor

2 (insuficiente) lacking, insufficient

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 mentally retarded person

\

deficiente mental mentally retarded person

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1. ADJ

1) (=imperfecto) [mercancía, motor] defective; [sistema, estructura] inadequate

2) (=falto) deficient (en in)

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a) ( insuficiente) poor, inadequate

b) ( insatisfactorio) < trabajo> poor, inadequate; < salud> poor; < inteligencia> low

masculino y femenino ( persona) tb

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= deficient, poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], flawed, defective.

Ex. Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.

Ex. The learning of these people is very defective, consisting only of morality, history, poetry and mathematics.

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* de deficiente calidad = of poor quality.

* deficiente mental = mentally deficient.

* deficientes visuales, los = visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* ser deficiente = be wanting.

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a) ( insuficiente) poor, inadequate

b) ( insatisfactorio) < trabajo> poor, inadequate; < salud> poor; < inteligencia> low

masculino y femenino ( persona) tb

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1 (insuficiente) poor, inadequate deficiente EN algo deficient IN sth

una alimentación deficiente en vitaminas a diet deficient o lacking in vitamins

su conocimiento de la materia es deficiente his knowledge of the subject is inadequate o poor, he does not know enough about the subject

2 (insatisfactorio) ‹trabajo› poor, inadequate; ‹salud› poor; ‹inteligencia› low

el deficiente estado de las carreteras the poor o unsatisfactory state of the roads

A (persona) tb

deficiente mental mentally handicapped person

nos tratan como si fuéramos deficientes mentales they treat us as if we were subnormal

deficiente masculine (calificación) poor

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◊ deficiente mental mentally subnormal person

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♦ adj

1. [defectuoso] [producto] deficient;

2. [insuficiente] [cantidad] insufficient, inadequate;

3. [persona] handicapped;

las personas deficientes the handicapped

4. [mediocre] poor, unsatisfactory;

el deficiente estado de las instalaciones the unsatisfactory state of the facilities

♦ nmf

deficiente (mental) mentally handicapped person

♦ nm

muy deficiente very poor, US ≈ F

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I adj

1 dieta deficient

2 ( insatisfactorio) inadequate

II m/f mentally handicapped person

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deficiente adj

: deficient

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deficiente adj inadequate / poor

(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo

Ex. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.

Ex. It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.

Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.

Ex. Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.

Ex. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.

Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.

Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.

Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.

Ex. Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.

Ex. The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.

Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.

Ex. Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.

Ex. Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.

Ex. The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.

Ex. A public library is a mighty good thing.

Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.

Ex. Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.

Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.

Ex. One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.

Ex. The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.

Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.

Ex. People use a library significantly less than they say they do.

Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.

Ex. Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.

Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.

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Adj. full of gaps; fig. auch incomplete; Wissen, Erinnerung: sketchy; (fragmentarisch) fragmentary; Beweiskette etc.: full of holes; Gesetz etc.: full of loopholes; ein lückenhaftes Gebiss haben have gappy teeth, be gap-toothed

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gappy

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1. adj

2. adv

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I. adj

1. (leere Stellen aufweisend) full of gaps

ein \lückenhaftes Gebiss teeth full of gaps

2. (unvollständig) fragmentary

\lückenhaftes Wissen incomplete knowledge

ein \lückenhafter Bericht a sketchy report

eine \lückenhafte Sammlung an incomplete collection

eine \lückenhafte Erinnerung haben to have a vague/sketchy memory

▪ \lückenhaft sein/werden to be/become fragmentary

II. adv (unvollständig) fragmentarily

einen Fragebogen \lückenhaft ausfüllen to fill in a questionnaire leaving gaps

an den Abend erinnere ich mich nur sehr \lückenhaft my memory of that evening is only very vague [or sketchy]

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Adjektiv < teeth> full of gaps; gappy < teeth>; sketchy < knowledge>; sketchy, vague < memory>; incomplete, sketchy < report, account, etc.>; incomplete < statement>; < alibi> full of holes

adverbial < remember> vaguely, sketchily

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lückenhaft adj full of gaps; fig auch incomplete; Wissen, Erinnerung: sketchy; (fragmentarisch) fragmentary; Beweiskette etc: full of holes; Gesetz etc: full of loopholes;

ein lückenhaftes Gebiss haben have gappy teeth, be gap-toothed

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Adjektiv < teeth> full of gaps; gappy < teeth>; sketchy < knowledge>; sketchy, vague < memory>; incomplete, sketchy <report, account, etc.>; incomplete < statement>; < alibi> full of holes

adverbial < remember> vaguely, sketchily

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incomplete adj.

incomplete; imperfect; fragmentary, sketchy, partial

(за комплект) incomplete

грам. elliptic (al)

непълен метър a short metre

непълна мярка short measure

непълен ред воен. blank file

непълно тегло shortage, short weight

непълен работен ден short hours, part-time, short time

работя непълен работен ден work part-time, be on part-time

преминавам към непълен работен ден go on part-time

човек, който работи непълен работен ден a part-time worker

непълни знания imperfect knowledge

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непъ̀лен,

прил., -на, -но, -ни incomplete: imperfect; fragmentary, sketchy, partial; (за комплект) incomplete; език. elliptic(al); \непъленен метър short metre; \непъленен работен ден short hours, part-time, short time; \непъленен ред воен. blank file; \непъленна мярка short measure; \непъленна партида broken lot; \непъленни знания imperfect knowledge; \непъленно тегло shortage, short weight; преминавам към \непъленен работен ден go on part-time; работя \непъленен работен ден work part-time, be on part-time; човек, който работи \непъленен работен ден a part-time worker.

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aborted; defective (грам.); deficient; imperfect: непълен knowledge - непълни знания; inadequate; incomplete; insufficient; sketchy{`skEtSi}; unaccomlished

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1 poor (necesitado).

más pobre que las ratas (informal) as poor as a church mouse

2 poor (desdichado).

¡pobre hombre! poor man!

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion

3 poor (mediocre, defectuoso).

4 poor (escaso).

una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet with a low protein content

esta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resources

1 poor person (sin dinero, infeliz).

los pobres the poor, poor people

¡el pobre! poor thing!

la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed

2 beggar (mendigo).

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► adjetivo

1 (gen) poor

2 (infeliz) poor

■ ¡ojalá estuviera aquí tu pobre padre! if only your dear father were here now!

■ pobre de ti si te acercas a ella otra vez don't go near her again or you'll be sorry

■ ¡ay, pobre de mí, que vieja estoy ya! poor old me, I'm getting old!

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (con poco dinero) poor person; (mendigo) beggar

■ siempre les da dinero a los pobres she always gives money to the poor

2 (infeliz) poor thing

■ la pobre se cree que le van a devolver el dinero the poor thing thinks she is going to get her money back

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no salir de pobres familiar to be condemned to eternal poverty

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1) poor

2) weak

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1. ADJ

1) [persona, familia, barrio] poor

2) (=escaso) poor

3) [indicando compasión] poor

2. SMF

1) (=necesitado) poor person; (=mendigo) beggar

2) [indicando compasión] poor thing

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1)

a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabby

b) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limited

c) ( mediocre) <examen/trabajo/actuación> poor; < salud> poor, bad

d) < tierra> poor

2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor

•

- pobre diablo

masculino y femenino

1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)

2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing

•

- pobre de espíritu

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= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.

Ex. Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.

Ex. Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.

Ex. Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.

Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.

Ex. The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.

Ex. Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.

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* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.

* asilo de pobres = almshouse.

* barrio de los pobres = lower town.

* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.

* estilo pobre = impoverished style.

* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* pariente pobre = poor relation.

* pobre en información = info-poor.

* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.

* pobre hombre = poor fellow.

* pobres = have-nots.

* pobres en información = information have-nots.

* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.

* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.

* pobres, los = poor, the.

* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.

* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.

* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.

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1)

a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabby

b) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limited

c) ( mediocre) <examen/trabajo/actuación> poor; < salud> poor, bad

d) < tierra> poor

2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor

•

- pobre diablo

masculino y femenino

1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)

2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing

•

- pobre de espíritu

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1 ‹persona/barrio/vivienda› poor; ‹vestimenta› poor, shabby; ‹nación› poor

somos muy pobres we are very poor

los sectores más pobres de la población the poorest o the most deprived sectors of the population

2 (escaso) poor, limited

tiene un vocabulario muy pobre she has a very poor o limited vocabulary

aguas pobres en minerales water with a low mineral content

3 (mediocre) ‹examen/trabajo› poor; ‹salud› poor, bad

indica una comprensión pobre de la obra it shows a poor understanding of the work

un argumento bastante pobre a rather weak argument

su actuación en el festival fue bastante pobre his performance at the festival was fairly mediocre o rather poor

¡qué chiste más pobre! what a pathetic o terrible joke! ( colloq)

4 ‹tierra› poor

B ( delante del n) (digno de compasión) poor

tu pobre padre your poor father

pobrecito, tiene hambre poor little thing, he's hungry

se está quedando ciego, pobrecillo he's going blind, poor thing o poor man o poor devil

¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!

¡pobre de ti si vuelves a tocarlo! if you touch it again, you'll be for it!, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if you touch it again

un pobre desgraciado a poor devil

(infeliz) poor devil; (necesitado) poor soul

A (necesitado) poor person, pauper ( arch)

los pobres the poor

se le acercó un pobre pidiendo limosna a poor beggar came up to her asking for money

sacar de pobre ( fam); to make … rich

salir de pobre ( fam); to get somewhere in the world

nunca saldrás de pobre con ese hombre you'll never get rich o get on o get anywhere with him ( colloq)

B (expresando compasión) poor thing

la pobre está siempre sola the poor thing's always on her own

el pobre se está quedando sordo the poor thing o the poor man o the poor devil is going deaf

la pobre de la abuela está muy enferma poor grandmother's very ill

( Bib):

los pobres de espíritu the poor in spirit

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a) ‹persona/barrio/nación› poor;

b) ( escaso) ‹ vocabulario› poor, limited;

◊ aguas pobres en minerales water with a low mineral content

c) ( mediocre) ‹examen/trabajo/actuación› poor;

d) ‹ tierra› poor

◊ pobre animal poor animal;

◊ los pobres the poor

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♦ adj

1. [necesitado] poor;

un país pobre a poor country;

más pobre que las ratas as poor as a church mouse

2. [desdichado] poor;

el pobre bebé estaba llamando a su mamá the poor little baby was calling for its mother;

¡pobre hombre! poor man!;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!;

pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion;

pobre de ti como te dejes engañar por sus encantos God help you if you fall for her charms

3. [mediocre, defectuoso] poor;

utilizó un razonamiento muy pobre the arguments she gave were very weak o poor

4. [escaso] poor;

utiliza un léxico muy pobre she has a very poor vocabulary;

una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet lacking in protein;

esta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resources

5. [poco fértil] poor

♦ nmf

1. [sin dinero] poor person;

los pobres the poor, poor people

2. [infeliz]

la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed;

el pobre no consigue aprobar el examen the poor thing just can't seem to pass the exam

3. [mendigo] beggar

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I adj económicamente, en calidad poor;

pobre hombre poor man;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

II m/f poor person;

los pobres the poor

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pobre adj

1) : poor, impoverished

2) : unfortunate

¡pobre de mí!: poor me!

3) : weak, deficient

una dieta pobre: a poor diet

pobre nmf

: poor person

los pobres: the poor

¡pobre!: poor thing!

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pobre¹ adj poor

pobre² n

1. (persona sin dinero) poor man [pl. men] / poor woman [pl. women]

2. (desgraciado) poor thing

a prefixed particle denoting lacking, under-, un-.

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a particle prefixed to nouns and adverbs, [cp. vanr; Goth. and A. S. wan-, deficient; O. H. G. wana-]:—lacking, wanting: only used as a compd except in the phrase, of og van, or það er of sem van, now too much, now too little.

B. In COMPDS van- is freq. as a prefixed particle, mostly denoting lacking, slowly, short, not sufficient, under-, but also simply as a negative, much like Gr. δυσ-: van-afla, -afli, adj. weak, waning in strength, Al. 5. Fms. vi. 107, Sks. 590. van-alinn, part. under-fed, Grág. i. 455. van-brúka. ð, to misuse; mod. van-brúkun, f. a misuse. van-burða, adj. born prematurely; v. eldi. 656 B. 7. van-búinn, part. unprepared, Korm. 202, Ld. 324, Fms. vi. 214, vii. 127, viii. 288. van-drengr, m. a bad man, Fs. 166. van-dæmt, part. under-judging, i. e. too leniently: hafa v. eða ofdæmt, Grág. (pref.) van-efni, n. pl. lack of means, Grág. i. 257, Band. 31 new Ed., Fms. viii. 23. van-erð, f.(?). inferiority, N. G. L. i. 212. van-farinn, part. in a strait, Fas. i. 518 (see also the verse); vér erum vanfarnir hjá honum, we are much short of him, Orkn. 332. van-ferli, n. things going wrong, Fms. x. 131. van-festr, part. badly fastened, MS. 4. 8. van-fylgt, n. part.; hafa v. e-m, to back one slowly, Bs. i. 739. van-færi, n. disability, Stj. 1. van-færr, adj. disabled, infirm, Fms. ii. 146, x. 354, xi. 325, Fas. i. 532, Bs. i. 393; vanærr ok ílla heill, Hom. 122. van-gá, f. lack of care. van-gefinn, see vargefinn. van-gerðing, f. a defective fencing, Gpl. 382. van-geymsla, u, f. = vangá, Ld. 128, Jb. 42, Dipl. v. 26. van-geymt, n. part.; hafa v. e-s, to neglect, H. E. ii. 110. van-giptr, part. married beneath one, Nj. 17, v. l. van-goldit, part. n. underpaid, Ó. H. 87. van-gætt, n. part. = vangeymt, Gþl. 463. van-gæzla, u, f. = vangeymsla, Grág. ii. 341, Fms. viii. 364. van-görr, part. defective, imperfect, imperfectly done, half done, Fms. vi. 13, x. 318, Bs. i. 59; ung Kristni ok mjök vangör, Fbr. 7; mér sýndisk vangört, faulty, Fms. x. 320. van-haft, n. part.; hafa v., not to get one’s due, Grág. i. 265. van-haga, að; impers., mig vanhagar um e-t, to miss a thing, want. van-hagr, m. dismay, disadvantage, Grág. ii. 49, Fms. xi. 245, Fær. 7: misconduct, Bs. i. 687. van-hald, n. a damage, loss; bíða vanhald af e-m, Fms. x. 421: in plur. ill-luck, thriftlessness, Band. 37 new Ed. van-haldinn, part. getting less than one’s due, wronged, H. E. ii. 126; ef þú þykkisk v., Ld. 108, Slurl. i. 77 C, Fas. ii. 297. van-hefnt, n. part. (better var-hefnt), Nj. 280, v. l. van-heiðr, m. dishonour, H. E. i. 562, Fas. ii. 289. van-heila, u, f. = vanheilsa, Bs. i. 353. van-heilagr, adj. profane. van-heilindi, n. failing health, illness, Fms. vii. 208, viii. 280, H. E. i. 12. van-heill, adj. [A. S. wanhâl], not hale, disabled, ill, Grág. i. 50, Fms. x. 420; e-m verðr vanheilt, to be taken ill, Grág. i. 277: = pregnant, Bret. 10. van-heilligr, adj. ill, wretched, Fms. vii. 30. van-heilsa, u, f. failing health, illness, Bs. i. 83, 84, 353 (v. l.), Grág. i. 226, Fms. vii. 157, passim. van-helga, að, to profane. van-helti, f., better vammhelti, q. v., Jb. 366 A. van-henta, t, to stand in need of, to want; hann kvað sér v. annat, he said it was not that he wanted, Ld. 212. van-hentr, adj.; e-m er e-t vanhent, it suits one not well, Fms. x. 260. van-herðr, part. not pushed up to one’s mettle, Fas. iii. 487. van-hirða, t; v. um e-t, to neglect. van-hirðing, f. = vangeymsla. van-hirzla, u, f. = vanhirðing, Sks. 446. van-hluta, adj. unfairly dealt with; verða v., to be worsted, Bjarn. 56, Ísl. ii. 255, Grág. i. 157, ii. 92, Fms. i. 306; rétta þeirra hlut er áðr eru v., Eb. 156. van-hlutr, m. an unfair share, Sturl. i. 47 C. van-hugaðr, n. part. [? A. S. vanhygig]; e-t er v. í máli, it was not well considered, Lv. 30. van-hyggja, u, f. a lack of forethought, Ld. 152; bæta fyrir vanhyggju mína, Valla L. 209. van-kunnandi, part. wanting in knowledge, ignorant, ill-informed, Gþl. van-kunnigr, adj. ignorant. van-kunnindi, f. ignorance, Gþl. (pref.) van-kunnusta (mod. van-kunnátta), u, f. want of knowledge, ignorance, H. E. i. 479. van-leitað, n. part.; e-s er v., examined imperfectly, Bs. i. 329. van-lofaðr, part. under-praised, Fms. vi. 196. van-lokinn, part. half paid, of debt; vanloknar skuldir, Grág. i. 93. van-luktr, part. half finished; ganga frá mörgu vanluktu, Sturl. iii. 279. van-lykta, að, to leave unfinished, H. E. i. 409. van-lyktir, f. pl.; með vanlyktum, unfinished, half done, Fms. vi. 13; ok var at vanlykðum nökkut, er hón þó höfuð hans, Ísl. ii. 333; hvárigar vanlykðir ( faults) er þær koma á goðans hendi, Grág. i. 94. van-mátta, adj. weak, sick, sore; í tána þá er v. var, a sore toe, Hrafn. 15. van-máttigr, adj. failing in strength, weak, impotent, Fms. v. 163. van-máttr, m. failing strength, illness, Eg. 565, Vápn. 17, Fms. ii. 12, Bs. i. 84. van-megin, n. weakness, Fms. vii. 156: a swoon, fainting, sló yfir mik hræzlu ok vanmegni, 108. van-meginn (van-megn, Stj. 20), adj. weak, feeble, Fms. i. 305, Stj. 20, v. l.; v. af megri, Fb. iii. 447; höndina þá má vanmegnu, an infirm hand, Sturl. i. 189. van-megna, adj. = vanmeginn. van-megna, að, to weaken; v. sterkjan hug, Al. 6: reflex., vanmegnast, to faint, sink down, Vídal. passim. van-menni, n. (van-menna, u, f., Lv. 30; vanmennur þær, Fms. xi. 257), a worthless person, Gísl. 149, Vápn. 15, Fms. iii. 149. van-meta, adj. in a weak, bad condition; var fótrinn v., of a sick leg. Bs. i. 344; vanmeta skepna, an ill-favoured creature. van-metnaðr, m. a disgrace, Grett. 160 A. van-mettr, part. hungry, Sól. 3. van-mælt, n. part.; eiga e-t vanmælt, if thou hast anything unsaid, anything to say, Bs. i. 668; hvárt mér verðr ofmælt eðr vanmælt, Nj. 232. van-mætti, n. an infirmity. van-refsaðr, part. not duly punished, Sturl. ii. 10. van-refst, n. part. = refsað; ef v. er af dómarans hendi, Gþl. 172. van-rekstr, m. = vanréttr, Fms. xi. 253, v. l. van-rétti, n. loss of right, Ls. 40; þola v., Ó. H. 238: a defeat, Ísl. ii. 367. van-réttr, m. = vanrétti, Fms. xi. 253. van-rækiliga, adv. carelessly, slovenly, Bs. i. (Laur. S.) van-rækja, t, to disregard, Stj. 157, Fms. xi. 423, K. Á. 72: reflex., vanrækjask e-n, Fms. viii. 252. van-rækt, f. lack of care, Gþl. 332, H. E. i. 251, Dipl. ii. 14. van-rætt, n. part. not fully discussed; v. er um e-t, Sks. 271 B. van-samit, part. unsettled, Stj. van-semd, f. a disgrace, offence, Bjarn. 67. van-signaðr, part. cursed, Stj., MS. 655 xx. 3. van-skörungr, m. = vandrengr, Fs. 4, Eg. 730. van-spurt, n. part. left unasked, Sks. 52, 191. van-stilli, n. lack of moderation, intemperance, Al. 45, 71; gefa svá kappsamliga mat, er á þessu mikit vanstilli, no measure, Ísl. ii. 337, Fms. vii. 162 (of a fit of insanity); v. lopts, Al. 55; þurfa menn ekki hér at lýsa v. ( men need not shew ill temper) fyrir þessa sök, Sturl. i. 101 C. van-stilling, f. = vanstilli. Hom. 25. van-stilltr, part. wanting in tempcr, rash, Fms. i. 207, x. 264; marglyndr, vandlyndr ok v., wanting in temper, 420; v. í orðum, vi. 324: excessive, Stj. 142. van-svarat, n. part. insufficiently answered, of a question; hafa v., H. E. ii. 93; vanspurt eða v., Sks. 270. van-svefta, adj. having too little sleep. van-sæmd, f. dishonour, contumely, Fms. ii. 291, vi. 109. van-sætti, n. discord, Sturl. i. 101, v. l. van-sök, f. a fault, offence, Magn. 524. van-talað, n. part. = vanmælt; er enn mart vantalað, Lv. 20; á ek við hvárigan ykkarn vantalað, I want to speak to neither of you, Fms. v. 327. van-talit ( van-talt), n. part. not full accounted for, short in the tally, Glúm. 385; oftalt, vantalt, Gþl. 478. van-tekit, n. part. pulled insufficiently, Eb. 242. van-traust, n. a lack of trust. van-trú, f. unbelief [Dan. vantro]; villa ok v., K. Á. 218, H. E. i. 390, Vídal. van-trúaðr, part. unbelieving, N. T., Vídal. van-trúnaðr, m. distrust, Fms. i. x. 398. van-unninn, part. unfinished; vanunnin verk, Grág. i. 157; lítið vas eptir vanunnit ( undone) í víngarðinum, Greg. 57. van-virða, t, to disregard, dishonour, put to shame, Ísl. ii. 238; affæra ok v., Bs. i. (Laur. S.): part. vanvirðr, Fms. ii. 67, Fs. 183; vanvirt, Fms. v. 326. van-virða, u, f. a disgrace, Fs. 60, 159, Eb. 128. van-virðing, f. = vanvirða, Fms. ix. 278, 289, Gþl. 157, 181. vanvirðu-lauss, adj. not disgracing, Grett. 118. van-virkja, u, f. a defect, fault, Stj. 158, Ísl. ii. 201, v. l. van-vit, n. [Dan. van-vid = insanity], want of thought, Nj. 135, v. l. van-vita, adj. insane, N. G. L. i. 213, Js. 79. van-vitað, n. part. not quite known; enn er v. nökkut um sættina, Bjarn. 56. van-vizka, u. f. foolishness, Al. 115. van-þakkað, n. part. not duly thanked; eiga e-m e-t v. van-þakklátr, adj. ungrateful. van-þakklæti, n. ingratitude. van-þekking, f. lack of knowledge. van-þyrmsla, u, f. violation; v. hátiða, Hom. 146. van-þökk, f. unthankfulness.

ἐνδεής, ές (s. δέησις, δέομαι; Soph., Hdt. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, Philo; Jos., Ant. 17, 175 al.; Ar. 11, 1; Just.; Tat. 5, 2; Ath., R. 61, 12 al.)

① pert. to being in need of material possessions, poor, impoverished, Ac 4:34 (cp. Dt 15:4).

② pert. to being relatively deficient in someth., such as knowledge, poorly instructed Hv 3, 1, 2. Comp. ἐνδεέστερος: ἐνδεέστερον γίνεσθαί τινος become needier than someone perh. in ref. to need of knowledge of the kind that the Shepherd provides m 8:10; apparently with the same theme ἑαυτὸν ἐ. ποιεῖν τινος 11:8 (as the context indicates, one who has the spirit from above does not parade knowledge but waits for the Holy Spirit to provide insight and then speaks).—DELG s.v. 2 δέω. M-M. TW.

I Adj. inadequate; (mangelhaft, ungenügend) deficient, insufficient

II Adv. versorgen, unterstützen etc.: inadequately; unzulänglich gesichert etc. inadequately protected etc.

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unsatisfying; insufficient; inadequate; remote; substandard; unsatisfactory

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1. adj

2. adv

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1) (not sufficient; not adequate: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.) inadequate

2) (not good enough at doing a job etc: a very incompetent mechanic.) incompetent

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I. adj inadequate

\unzulängliche Erfahrungen/Kenntnisse insufficient experience/knowledge

II. adv inadequately

\unzulänglich unterstützt sein to have inadequate [or insufficient] support

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(geh.) Adjektiv insufficient; inadequate

adverbial insufficiently; inadequately

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A. adj inadequate; (mangelhaft, ungenügend) deficient, insufficient

B. adv versorgen, unterstützen etc: inadequately;

unzulänglich gesichert etc inadequately protected etc

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(geh.) Adjektiv insufficient; inadequate

adverbial insufficiently; inadequately

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inadequate adj.

1. (subj: human to have insufficient knowledge in some area, make significant errors

X хромает на обе ноги ' X is floundering

2. ( subj: abstr (often дисциплина, логика, методика etc)) (often of discipline, logic, methods etc) to be deficient, poor, bad

X хромает на обе ноги = X is in a sorry state

• Действительная трудность заключается в нашем недостаточном знании... - The real difficulty lies in ou: inadequate knowledge of...

• Недостаточное внимание было уделено... - Not enou; attention has been paid to...

• ХРОМАТЬ НА ОБЕ НОГИ coll

[VP; usu. this WO]

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1. [subj: human]

⇒ to have insufficient knowledge in some area, make significant errors:

- X хромает на обе ноги≈ X is floundering;

- X is weak < shaky> (in...).

     ♦ Мой племянник занимается неплохо по всем предметам, кроме математики: тут он хромает на обе ноги. My nephew does pretty well in all subjects except math: there he flounders.

2. [subj: abstr (often дисциплина, логика, методика etc)]

⇒ (often of discipline, logic, methods etc) to be deficient, poor, bad:

- X хромает на обе ноги≈ X is in a sorry state;

- [of logic or methods] X is faulty (flawed).

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adj < Geschäft> insufficient, unsatisfactory

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hīná

mfn. left, abandoned, for saken RV. ;

"1. together; with each other; as a body; /la/ together with, along with, with. 2. /la/ (used with an infinitive) although: Bilgi dağarcığında bazı eksiklikler bulunmakla birlikte bu alanda rakipsiz. Although his knowledge is deficient in some areas, he is unrivaled in this field."